The scientist Richard Heck

Richard Heck

Living place: Springfield

Birthday: 15-8-1931 (93 years old)

Population of US 1931: 124,039,648

Global rank: #55970

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Who is The scientist Richard Heck?
American chemist known for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction. He helped develop the mechanism of alkene hydroformylation, which is used to produce about 15 billion pounds of alcohols and aldehydes, annually.
He won the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions in organic synthesis.

Young / Before famous

He earned his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1954, after receiving his bachelor's degree there two years earlier.

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He retired to the Philippines.

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He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry two years before Brian Kobilka did.

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When was The scientist Richard Heck born?
Richard Heck birthday 15-8-1931 (at the age of 93).
Where is The scientist Richard Heck's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Richard Heck was born in Springfield, Massachusetts- United States. Là The scientist, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Richard Heck's global rank is 55970 and whose rank is 273 in list of famous The scientist. Population of US in 1931 is about 124,039,648 persons.
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Events in 1931 and 15-8

Events in US in the birth year of Richard Heck

  • Gangster Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion (freed in 1939; dies in 1947).
  • Scottsboro trial begins, exposing depth of Southern racism.
  • “The Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes national anthem. Background: Francis Scott Key

Birthday Richard Heck (15-8) in history

  • Day 15-8 year 1057: The King of Scotland, Macbeth was killed by Malcolm Canmore.
  • Day 15-8 year 1911: Proctor & Gamble Company introduced Crisco vegetable shortening.
  • Day 15-8 year 1935: Aviator Wiley Post and actor Will Rogers were killed in a plane crash.
  • Day 15-8 year 1939: The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood.
  • Day 15-8 year 1947: The Indian Independence Bill created the two independent states of India and Pakistan.
  • Day 15-8 year 1948: South Korea became the Republic of Korea.
  • Day 15-8 year 1969: Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York.
  • Day 15-8 year 1998: A car bomb in Omagh, Northern Ireland, killed 29 people. It was the deadliest act of violence in more than 30 years of "Troubles."
  • Day 15-8 year 2001: Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own.
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